automatism
/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/noun
automatism is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, automatism means “Automatic or involuntary action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of automatism is automatisms.
How many letters and syllables are in automatism?
| Letters | 10: A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is automatism?
Automatism appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce automatism?
- UK /ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of automatism
- automatisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does automatism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Automatic or involuntary action.
- 2
The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
- 3
The doctrine that all living beings are entirely controlled by physical or physiological causes, where consciousness is a noncontrolling accessory.
- 4
A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
- 5
An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Automatism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense acting automatically:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | automatisme |
| German | Automatismus |
| Spanish | automatismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does automatism come from?
From automat(on) + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).